Feb 27, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
The estate inventory of William G. Baynard of Edisto Island, SC, filed 17 January 1862, lists the names of 167 enslaved people. Enslaved ancestors listed in the estate were: · Emanuel · Shedrick · Daniel · Rachel · Nanny · Tyra · Emanuel · William · Virginia · Charity...
Feb 25, 2017 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech 2017 was a whirlwind! More than 200 class sessions to choose from, an incredible Expo Hall, the Innovator Showdown, keynote addresses and the camaraderie of Genfriends made this year’s RootsTech conference special. Lowcountry Africana was there! Please...
Nov 23, 2016 | LCA Main Blog
RootsTech Full Conference Registration Giveaway UPDATE – CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNER ANITA R. HENDERSON!!! Would you like to win a FREE Full RootsTech + Innovator Summit Conference pass ($299 value)? As a RootsTech 2017 Ambassador, Lowcountry Africana is...
Mar 21, 2015 | Freedmens Bureau, LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog
FamilySearch has digitized all 106 microfilm reels in the NARA series Records of the Field Offices for the State of South Carolina, Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, 1865–1872 (NARA Micropublication M1910). This digital collection is titled...
Mar 7, 2015 | SC Ancestors
FamilySearch South Carolina Collections (current to Dec 2013): FamilySearch Collections: Title Records Last Updated South Carolina, Births and Christenings, 1846-1935 14,805 9 Mar 2012 South Carolina, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865...
Nov 6, 2013 | Roots Travel
Heritage Travel Comes of Age A Guest Post by Thomas MacEntee There comes a time in our lives when the need to learn more about our ancestors “kicks in.” The timing is different for everyone, but one component of the discovery process that more and more people are...
Aug 30, 2013 | LCA Main Blog, LCA Main Blog, SC Ancestors
Please join Lowcountry Africana for a very special seminar at the South Carolina Historical Society, “Unearthing Treasures: Tracing Your African American Ancestors at the South Carolina Historical Society” on Saturday, November 9, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Mar 1, 2013 | Florida Ancestors
FamilySearch Florida Collections (current to Feb 2013) Title Records Last Updated Florida, Births and Christenings, 1880-1935 20,227 10 Mar 2012 Florida, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 285,975 21 Apr 2012 Florida, Civil War Service...
Mar 1, 2013 | GA Ancestors
FamilySearch Georgia Collections (current to Feb 2013) Title Records Last Updated Georgia, Andersonville Prison Records, 1862-1865 Browse Images 8 Nov 2012 Georgia, Births and Christenings, 1754-1960 9,885 9 Mar 2012 Georgia, Civil War Service Records of Confederate...
Nov 23, 2012 | National Day of Listening, Uncategorized
Or, Who Is an Elder? We often think of family elders as the keepers of family history, but do we think to ask aunts, uncles, siblings and cousins what they recall about our families? I recently had an experience that opened my eyes to the need to quiz every family...
